Close Menu
    Neoliberalism

    Fuck liberalism


    Fuck liberalism

    Posted by EvilPutlerBotZOV

    View 32 Comments

    32 Comments

    13. PoliticalAlt128 on

      I took the time to read the whole thing and holy shit I didn’t realize Mao was such a midwit. Half of this is just restatements of “if you don’t argue with people enough you’re a liberal”. No wonder you guys are like this if this is what you think passes for serious philosophy

      Also liberalism is the most revolutionary philosophy in historical fact, far outstripping socialism in both scale and longevity

    14. helenaalmost on

      Fuck Neoliberalism. That’s my blunt message. I could probably end my discussion at this point and it wouldn’t really matter. My position is clear and you likely already get the gist of what I want to say. I have nothing positive to add to the discussion about neoliberalism, and to be perfectly honest, I’m quite sick of having to think about it. I’ve simply had enough. For a time I had considered calling this paper ‘Forget Neoliberalism’ instead, as in some ways that’s exactly what I wanted to do. I’ve been writing on the subject for many years (Springer 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; Springer et al. 2016) and I came to a point where I just didn’t want to commit any more energy to this endeavor for fear that continuing to work around this idea was functioning to perpetuate its hold. On further reflection I also recognize that as a political maneuver it is potentially quite dangerous to simply stick our heads in the sand and collectively ignore a phenomenon that has had such devastating and debilitating effects on our shared world. There is an ongoing power to neoliberalism that is difficult to deny and I’m not convinced that a strategy of ignorance is actually the right approach (Springer 2016a). So my exact thoughts were, ‘well fuck it then’, and while a quieter and gentler name for this paper could tone down the potential offence that might come with the title I’ve chosen, I subsequently reconsidered. Why should we be more worried about using profanity than we are about the actual vile discourse of neoliberalism itself? I decided that I wanted to transgress, to upset, and to offend, precisely because we ought to be offended by neoliberalism, it is entirely upsetting, and therefore we should ultimately be seeking to transgress it. Wouldn’t softening the title be making yet another concession to the power of neoliberalism? I initially worried what such a title might mean in terms of my reputation. Would it hinder future promotion or job offers should I want to maintain my mobility as an academic, either upwardly or to a new location? This felt like conceding personal defeat to neoliberal disciplining. Fuck that.

    24. BalletDuckNinja on

      I get why lefties might worship an imagined version of communism in their heads that magically does everything they want, but then instead we get people who worship actual psychos like Mao

    27. jonassthebest on

      You know, I honestly came into this post a sceptic. But after reading these words from Mao Zedong, a man who brought ultimate peace, bountifulness, and prosperity to China, I think I’m finally getting this whole Marxism thing

    Leave A Reply